The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-04-27

terests.
IN Recorder Smyth's court in New
New York city, one day last week, a
score or more of persons charged with
violations of the oleomargarine law
came forward, pleaded guilty and were
fined. The fines ranged from 800 to
$3.50, and aggregated "a 200.
THE fishery issue is up again, this
time in a reported proposition from the
British government to the United States
to return to the old arrangement. This
suggestion was made by Canada some
time ago, and the present communica-
ton is looked upon as feeler."
GOVERNOR LARABEE of Iowa has
written letter in reply to an inquiry
from Texas in regard to the workings
of prohibition in Iowa. The governor
says that in eighty out of the nnety-nine
counties of the state prohibition is en-
forced and in the remaining counties
is partly enforced.
AS we expected, George w. Curtis
has been induced to modify his state
ments regarding the presidential out
look, and now he does not predict Cleve-
lands defeat absolutely, or Blaine's
nomination as a certainty. AT this rate
he will soon rival Virgins as a consist
ent and reliable prophet.
WE conclude that the New York SIN
doesn't like the interstate law, for it
says: "The interstate commerce bill
ought to be repealed and the commits
sioners sent home TO attend to their
private affairs. We have quite enough
of paternal government, and an ample
supply of federal officers without them"
THE five interstate commissioners are
already buried under carloads of petit
tions and papers. The scene finds a
corresponding picture in the small boy
in the bottom of the bay attempting to
NOW away the hay, while half a dozen
strong men with hay-forks are unload
ing upon him. And the unloading has
just commenced.-Messenger.
In view of the highly unsatisfactory
record the national administration has
made George w. Curtis exhibits
"cheek" of monumental proportions
when he predicts that "the greater con-
fidence in Mr.. Cleveland which his adj
ministration has inspired will lead a
great many to support him next year
who voted for Mr.. Blaine in 1884"
THE anything-to-catch-a-
organ continues its assaults upon the
railroads and other corporate interests,
interspersed with obtrusive puffs of
its agricultural editor, all of which is
becoming trifle monotonous. Dema-
gogism is at the bottom of nine-tenths
of its plants against corporations, and
the public will estimate its opinions
accordingly.
THE story of the man who built a
sloop in his cellar, to pass away his
spare time in the winter with profit
and was obliged to move his house away
before he could launch the vessel is a
familiar one; but it is being repeated
by the great reform navy department
under the guidance of Mr. Whitney
secretary thereof, and proprietor of the
only truly society cabinet baby in Wash.
ington.-Hargord Post.
SOME papers are rejoicing in the pros
pect that the enforcement of the inter.
state law will drive many cheap theatre
cal companies out of existence, but a
prominent manager in New York city
does not endorse this view. He says
that the combinations paying small sala
ries to their members will stand the in
creased expense of travel better thar
those that employ first-class talent, fol-
which they have to pay literally.
NOTWITHSTANDING the claims O.
Harper's Weekly and other mugwumI
papers that the result of the Rhode
Island election is triumph of thu
"best element" correspondents anC
others who have looked over the fielt
since the election have come to the
conclusion that the liquor interest wa
the most potent influence in overthrow
ing the republicans.
THE St. Johnsbury Caledonian APP
parently finds comfort in the though
that the independent voter "has beer
in the past, and seems likely to Prov
in the future, a positive and very un
comfortable factor in politics." Al
uncomfortable factor" is about al
the independent voter amounts to, 70
his action has never yielded any salu
tary results. See what the independ
ent voter" did for the country in 1884
and then reflect upon the consequences
THE interstate commission is require,
by law to keep on file schedule of al
transportation companies, with all thu
changes therein. This will give it
remarkable library to start with. There
are about thousand transporting com
panies in this country. One of them
not by any means the largest-th,
Michigan Central-issues about tw'
thousand documents in year, and tn,
law requires copies of all such docu
ments to be sent to the commission b,
all the companies.